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RH.CCS.7 Grades 6-12: Students are asked to locate a country or geographical area on a map, connecting information with a specific location. Then, students answer a series of quiz questions based on a current news event happening in that location. Students must combine their prior knowledge with information presented in the question to determine the correct answers.

Brazil hospitals pushed to limit as COVID-19 death toll soars -- 03/15/2021

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Q: Hospitals in Brazil’s main cities are reaching capacity, health officials warned, as the country recorded the world’s highest COVID-19 death toll last week. Where is Brazil?

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Q: In Brazil’s wealthiest state, at least 30 patients died this month while waiting for beds in intensive care units. That state has the same name as nation’s largest city ..

A. Brasilia

B. Manus

C. Rio de Janerio

D. Sao Paulo



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